Hawks Mitchell laughs off Brownlow error

Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell has laughed off the blunder that saw a Sam Mitchell Brownlow souvenir jumper appear for sale on the AFL website during the medal count.

The framed image was accompanied by a lengthy caption that read in part: Congratulations to Hawthorn midfield star Sam Mitchell on a stellar 2015 season, capped off by becoming only Hawthorns fourth ever Brownlow Medallist.

The AFL called the promotion an “epic fail”, blaming human error and explaining it had six Brownlow memorabilia options ready to go for when the winner named.